Reynolds and Reynolds Wins Web Business Renewal with Southeast Toyota Distributors

Reynolds and Reynolds Wins Web Business Renewal with Southeast Toyota Distributors High performance of Reynolds advanced WebMakerX(R) platform and support team extends agreement for another three years DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (NYSE:REY) today announced that is has reached an agreement with Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) that renews Reynolds as the automotive group's Web solutions provider for the next three years. SET is the largest, exclusive franchised distributor of Toyotas in the world. With the renewal, Reynolds will continue to provide and support more than 150 SET dealerships with Toyota and Scion Web sites based on its advanced WebMakerX platform. The platform is helping SET drive Web presence, generate traffic and increase sales leads. Top service received from Reynolds support teams have been noted as another key factor in the renewal decision. Reynolds Web Solutions provides design, development, deployment, hosting and support of Web-based software solutions for automotive retailers. Built on Microsoft.NET technology, WebMakerX is an advanced platform that enables automotive retailers to drive e-commerce through increased traffic, lead capture features, wizard-driven administrative tools, inventory control and Web site reporting and analysis tools. "The dealership response to the new Reynolds WebMakerX Toyota/Scion Web sites and the back-end administration it provides has been outstanding," said Jeff Hall, vice president, SET Project Management Office for Southeast Toyota and its parent company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. "WebMakerX is a high performing solution that is helping our dealers surpass the competition by attracting and generating more Web leads for more sales opportunities. Moreover, it's easy to manage, saving our dealers time and enabling them to focus on their number one priority of selling cars." According to the latest J.D. Power and Associates' Autoshopper survey, approximately 65 percent of new-vehicle buyers use the Internet at some point during the shopping process. The information garnered from these searches often affects a consumer's choice of dealership. "Today, the Internet is a very valuable sales channel for automotive retailers," said Stuart Lloyd, vice president of Reynolds Web Solutions." Our goal at Reynolds is to provide dealerships with the industry's best tools to help them increase their Web presence and capture more sales leads. Then through their Internet department, we help them establish processes to follow up on those leads and convert them to showroom appointments and vehicle sales." Today, more than 3,500 dealerships use Reynolds Web solutions, including the majority of top enterprise groups. About Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC ( http://www.buyatoyota.com/ ) is ranked first among Toyota's American distributors in sales and customer satisfaction. It is the largest, exclusive franchised distributor of Toyotas in the world distributing vehicles, parts and accessories to 166 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina and South Carolina. Major divisions include Vehicle Processing, Parts Supply and Distribution, and Parts and Service Support and are located in Deerfield Beach and Jacksonville, Fla., and Commerce, Ga. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., SET is a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., a $7.7 billion diversified automotive corporation ranked by Forbes magazine as the 15th largest privately held company in the United States. It is ranked No. 25 by a survey in Fortune(R) magazine of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and No. 7 on the InformationWeek 500 listing of the nation's leading information technology innovators. About Reynolds Reynolds and Reynolds (http://www.reyrey.com/ ) is the leading provider of integrated solutions that help automotive retailers manage change and improve their profitability. Serving the automotive retailing industry since 1927, Reynolds enables OEMs and retailers to work together to build the lifetime value of their customers. The company's award-winning product, service and training solutions include a full range of retail and enterprise management systems, Web and Customer Relationship Management solutions, learning and consulting services, documents, data management and integration, networking and support and leasing services. Reynolds serves more than 20,000 customers. They comprise nearly 90 percent of the automotive retailers and virtually all OEMs doing business in North America. Reynolds serves automotive retailers and OEMs globally through its Incadea solution and a worldwide partner network, as well as through its consulting practice. Source: The Reynolds and Reynolds Company CONTACT: Michelle Zendah of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company, +1-937-485-8499, or michelle_zendah@reyrey.com Web site: http://www.reyrey.com/ http://www.buyatoyota.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment